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Reforming the UN Security Council
News, Shang-Jin Wei, Published on 09/10/2024
» As world leaders recently convened in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, the prospect of reforming the Security Council emerged as a major topic of discussion. A key question is whether the Council should add more permanent members.
'Brain drain' follows military coup
News, Tual Sawn Khai and Aung Myo Htun, Published on 08/04/2024
» Three years after the coup on Feb 1, 2021, the Myanmar military government, aka the "Tatmadaw", has suffered significant losses as a result of the 1027 operation by the Three Brotherhood Alliance (3BTA), which started in October.
It'll take more than patriotism to save the ringgit
News, Daniel Moss, Published on 28/03/2024
» Malaysia wants to be great again, at least in foreign exchange. The nation's currency recently approached a level seen as near-catastrophic during the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. Authorities insist the ringgit is way too cheap and blame forces outside the country, chiefly high interest rates in the US. The remedies are modest, compared with the shock therapy meted out a couple of decades ago.
New trade rep 'not blacklisted'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/09/2023
» The newly-appointed Thai trade representative, Nalinee Taveesin, on Sunday addressed media reports which cast doubt over her background and qualifications, saying all misunderstandings in the past have been cleared up.
Kosovo violence gives Nato, Europe another crisis
News, Peter Apps, Published on 03/06/2023
» When Nato troops first entered Kosovo in June 1999 after 78 days of bombing, no one thought its Kosovo Force (KFOR) peacekeepers would still be trying to separate ethnic Albanians and ethnic Serbs 24 years later.
Poll outcome invites shared wisdom
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 22/05/2023
» That was the week that was, beginning on May 14, 2023, Thailand's monumental and momentous national election day. The results of the election were historically in favour of democratic change, with the Move Forward Party (MFP) gaining the most seats in the Lower House. It is leading a coalition of parties, aspiring to form the next government and winning over 310 seats in total, despite shenanigans from arch-conservatives.
New leadership in Seoul brings fresh ideas
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 10/06/2022
» South Korea has a new administration under President Yoon Suk Yeol, who took office early last month. Many have speculated that the conservative leader would stray from his predecessor's approach to foreign policy, especially on North Korea.
Rainbow of hope loses its lustre
News, Pratch Rujivanarom and Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 17/04/2022
» Despite recommendations by the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the need to promote gender equality in Thailand, authorities are still yet to afford LGBTQ citizens the right to marry and start a family.
Despite claims, Russia unlikely to take Ukraine
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 13/12/2021
» I must admit that I googled the plot of the 1997 film Wag the Dog before starting to write this. It's a dark comedy about a US president facing a sex scandal whose staff invent a completely fictional war in the Balkans to draw the media's attention elsewhere. But sex scandals are not the Biden administration's style.
Unvaccinated warned they may face restrictions
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/11/2021
» The Ministry of Public Health has called on unvaccinated people to get their shots against Covid-19 or they may face restrictions.